The article presents questions and answers related to rose culture. One asks why are tea roses called tea roses. Another questions if aluminum sulfate is an effective soil acidifier. One wants to know how to control the small caterpillars that devour rose leaves.

The article offers information on insects that can be commonly found in rose gardens. These are aphids, Japanese beetles, spider mites, midge, rose slugs, thrips, cucumber beetles, and leaf cutter beetles. These insects are described in terms of size and color. Tips on how to control these...

The article presents a study which reveals that the slug caterpillar Parasa lepida gets stuck to prickles of rose causing its death. It mentions that the death of rose plant occurs due to immobilization and starvation. Topics discussed include process through which slug caterpillar gets attached...

Explains how corn kernels call in parasitic wasps to fight off attacking caterpillars. Researchers Ted Turlings and James Tumlinson of US Department of Agriculture in Gainesville, Florida; How the corn emits a distress chemical, or turpenoid; Why corn reacts to caterpillars' saliva.